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(Rockville, MD - April 2, 2009) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today launched the Make Your Own Video Contest to encourage individuals to use YouTube for sharing inspirational stories relating to speech, language, and hearing during ASHA's annual May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) campaign.
The contest runs until midnight April 29, 2009, and full entry details can be found online at ASHA's Web site. Videos should be no longer than 3 minutes and can be posted on the YouTube BHSM site. Videos will be judged on originality and creativity, aesthetic appeal, and content. The winner will receive $300 cash. There will be two runners-up, each of whom will receive $50 cash. Winners will be notified via e-mail by May 1, 2009, and will be announced on the BHSM Web page on that date. The winning video will be featured on the ASHA Web site during May.
The video contest is a new addition to the BHSM campaign's diverse range of activities that ASHA undertakes annually, in conjunction with Better Hearing and Speech Month, to promote awareness of communication disorders and the professions and services that can help address them. To learn more about the contest or ASHA's May is Better Hearing and Speech Month campaign, visit the ASHA Web site.
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About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 135,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders. www.asha.org/
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